The International Summer Camp of the Order of Malta for disabled youth is an annual meeting under the auspices of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Since the first ISC in Austria 32 years ago, Poland has hosted two Camps: in 1996 and 2006. Now, for the third time, we are proud and happy to welcome you again.

From 13th to 20th August 2016, over 500 people from all over the world are going to meet again in the “Radosna Nowina 2000” campus near Kraków. We hope that this great location, right on the banks of the majestic Vistula river, will become a second home for all of you during those joyous days.

The motto of the XXXIII ISC in Poland is “One for all and all for one”. This musketeer-inspired phrase is a nod towards our French friends, hosts of the Camp 2015. Also, it reflects solidarity, brotherhood and unity – values that in our troubled Polish history have played very important roles and are still with us today.

However, the most important are the Guests, the young disabled, who are given not only fun, games, integration and discos but also unity in prayer, thought and discussion.

Austria 2017:

Our Patrons:

prof. Jacek Majchrowski, President of Kraków

I am glad to hear that Piekary near Krakow will have the opportunity to host this important event. I
believe that the camp will be an unforgettable adventure for the participants and the organizers
alike. I am convinced that they will return home with wonderful memories of the time spent in the
vicinity of Krakow.

I wish you every success in preparing th is exciting event!

Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, Archbishop of Kraków

This year marks the 1050th anniversary of baptism of Poland. In this special time I am happy to
see that so many of our brothers and sisters come to share our thanks and joy of being in this
large Christian family of ours. I trust that thanks to the efforts of the Order of Malta and to the
service of the young people acting under auspices of the Order, a large group of disabled youth
will be able to actively and profitably spend their holiday.

Have a wonderful time in Kraków and God bless you all!

Jacek Krupa, Marshal of the Małopolska Region

I would like to welcome each and every one of you to Małopolska. It is our great pleasure to
introduce to you the cultural, artistic and spiritual wonders of our region and of the city of Kraków.
Our region, called ‘the Little Poland’, reflects all that is great about our country: faith, culture and
heritage, which are often reflected in local arts, crafts and they radiate from the local folk.

I hope you will all discover and live them and I wish you all the best during this great event.

Aleksander Tarnowski

President of the Polish Association of the Order of Malta

I wish to the youth acting under auspices of the Order of Malta in Poland an organizational
success and an unforgettable week of cooperation, fun and prayer with guests from all over the
world. Your effort, enthusiasm and energy serve as an example for those who are also involved in
other projects of the Order and I am proud to see that the young generation is so deeply
committed to the ideas we all share.

Vincenzo Manno, Ambassador of the Order of Malta in Poland

This important initiative, one of the great international projects of the Order of Malta, requires from
the people involved in it both uncommon sensibility and responsibility, as well as care to deliver
holiday joy to its participants. I know the organizers to be the people of great hearts. I am sure
that the 33rd International Summer Camp, will provide wonderful and unforgettable experience to
all of you.